John Gilbert and Florence [Unk]

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Husband John Gilbert ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - County Cornwall, England
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Wife Florence [Unk] ¹

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Children

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1 M John Gilbert ¹

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2 M Joseph Gilbert ¹

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           Born: Abt 1675
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         Spouse: Rachel Taylor (1664-      ) 1
           Marr: Abt 1699

         Spouse: Sarah James (1704-1789) 1 4
           Marr: 1744 1

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3 F Sarah Gilbert ¹

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4 F Mary Gilbert ¹

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5 M Joshua Gilbert ¹

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           Born: 10 Jun 1684 - America 1
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6 F Abigail Gilbert ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John Gilbert

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He was a native of the county of Cornwall, England, who came to Pennsylvania about the year 1682, accompanied by his wife, Florence (by some thought to have been his second wife), and some children.
He settled first in Bensalem township, Bucks County, but by deed of 12 Mo. 19, 1695, purchased from Nicholas Rideout a tract of six hundred acres on the south side of Poquessing creek, in Byberry township, Philadelphia County; the said creek being the dividing line of the two counties. He conveyed two hundred and sixty-five acres of this to John Carver, July 2, 1696, and two hundred and fifty acres more to his son Joseph Gilbert, June 5, 1701. About this time he removed to the city of Philadelphia and became a merchant until his death, 8 Mo. (October, O. S.) 13, 1711. His children were John, Joseph, Sarah, Mary, Joshua and Abigail, of whom Joshua was born in this country, 6 Mo. 10, 1684.

He has been supposed to be the subject of the following instance of Quaker persecution in Cornwall:
"In ye 9th month 1663 John Jenkyn & John Gylbert of ye Perish of Dewloe beeinge mett together to waite vpon ye Lord in ye house of Richard Tregennow of ye same parish on a first day of ye weeke there came John Austice constable & by warrant from Jonathan Trelawny, Called Justice, took them out of ye house & had them before him whoe foorthwith comitted them to ye goale of Launceston for meetinge together to worshippe God although they were butt two beside them of ye family, where they remayned untill ye Sessions & then were freed."

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 471.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 373.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 472.

4 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 612.